What color is #80807E?

#80807E is a gray, closest to the named color Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80807E?

The RGB value is 128, 128, 126: 128 red, 128 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80807E?

The complementary color is #7E7E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80807E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80807E color

#80807E rgb(128, 128, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80807E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 50.2% green and 49.4% blue (128, 128, 126).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 1% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Gray (#808080), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#80807E color codes

HEX	`#80807E`
RGB	`rgb(128, 128, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 50.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 1%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.53, -0.39, 1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.53, 1.15, 110.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.387, 21.534, 22.817)`
Decimal	`8421502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80807E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #80807E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80807E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #80807E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80807e; }
.text { color: #80807e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80807e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 128 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80807e, #7f807e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #80807E?: #80807E is a gray, closest to the named color Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80807E?: The RGB value is 128, 128, 126: 128 red, 128 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80807E?: The complementary color is #7E7E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80807E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.